In this episode, we discuss the idea of the Clash of Civilisations and the End of History. We jump around through games like Age of Empires and the movie Body of Lies to analyse whether a Clash of Civilisation is inevitable or rather elites just fighting over ideologies...

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In this episode, we discuss the the historical Brexit Vote. Through the lenses of Star Wars and Star Trek, we look at the separatists under Count Dooku and The United Federation of Planets. We end up arguing about just how silly this was, why it happened and what may happen next.

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In this episode, we discuss the international norm: Responsibility to Protect, a fascinating idea in International law. We look at this through the lens of Spiderman and his motto: with great power come great responsibility. We end up framing human rights in the international order.

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In this episode, we discuss the different types of authoritarian regimes we can find in popular culture. Using some political science tools like Oakeshott's regime continuum, the discussion classifies popular culture regimes from Star Wars to Starcraft as well as Priest and the Walking Dead. And Peter rants about Che Guevara...

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In this episode, we discuss the theme of Colonialism in James Cameron's blockbuster sci-fi flick: Avatar. The discussion includes some historical contextualising of colonialism before dissecting the dynamics of the Na'vi on Pandora and whether a T-1000 could defeat a Na'vi warrior riding an Ikran with a machine gun. Follow us on the app!

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In this episode, we discuss The Panama Papers - Political and Corporate Corruption through the the lens of the movie Daybreakers. We debate the phenomenon of corruption while trying not to provoke the aggression of Vladimir Putin and Jackie Chan. Follow us on the Acast app!

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In this episode, our first episode as part of the Agora Network, we discuss Democracy through the ages. From Ancient Greece to future systems of Electronic Direct Democracy. The discussion includes analogies of the 300 film and how Gladiator is a terrible representation of Roman Politics.

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In this episode, we discuss Freedom through the ages. From Ancient Greece to contemporary understandings. The discussion includes the great William Wallace as well as the Matrix paradox.

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In this episode, we discuss the idea of the post-scarcity economy: one where all material goods are supplied infinitely. We use Star Trek to speculate about the effects this would have on the real-world economy and society. We were fortunate to have the help of economic guru Nishigandha Boppana.

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In this episode, we discuss the religious type of Zombies as we promised in our first episode. The discussion includes the religious types of zombies, the theocratic state, and its effectiveness during and after a Zombie Apocalypse.

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